A major technological hurdle in neuroprosthetics is the lack of an implantable neural interface system that remains viable for a lifetime. Michel Maharbiz will discuss the basics of extracellular neural recording, discuss the state of the art in cortical neural recording and introduce Neural Dust, a concept he co-developed, which aims to develop a tetherless method to remotely record action potentials from the mammalian cortex. Check out Maharbiz’s website, https://maharbizgroup.wordpress.com/.